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Comedian/actress sits down with the Champs to discuss her journey to comedy through family turmoil and the LA foster care system. Funny/emotional Champs.

Tiffany Haddish

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Scott Vogel is back after about five years since he was last on the podcast. We has an informal conversation about touring, how much he appreciates he quiet downtime after playing over 200 shows on average per year. We touch on how he very rarely drinks and parties anymore and the positive affects it has had on him personally as well as Terror as a whole. His move back to Buffalo from Los Angeles, and we discuss our mutual love for Leeway and a bunch of other random topics. Always cool to shoot the shit with Vogel.

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Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Scott Vogel (Terror. Buried Alive. World Be Free. Despair. Slugfest)

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*Disclaimer*
This is a long one!
Strap in, kids. You have been warned.— in Forest Hills.
Lenny Bednarz and I sat down for a marathon conversation... we touch on everything from growing up in old New York City to his bands, Without A Cause, 
Fahrenheit 451 NYHC, 
District9 BXHC, his short-lived stint in the pop-punk band, 
Well, excuse me, Princess into 
Crazy Eddie NYHC. We touched on the part he played in Grand Theft Auto IV: Liberty City. We go back into old New York City to movies, then back to bands, then start discussing our mutual love for cemeteries. Mixed within all of these are random side conversations about how the soul and feel of NYC has either changed or is gone altogether. And of course we mention how our friends parents had the right to slap us and that there was always that one kid that wouldn't tell anybody that he went home and stayed in while playing manhunt, jackin' up the entire game. This was awesome to do, and I'm sure we'll wind up doing another episode. We could've gone for another couple of hours easily.

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Generation Records
210 Thompson Street 
West Village, NYC 

Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Lenny Bednarz (Crazy Eddie. Fahrenheit 451. District 9)

Listen up, everyone...
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My guest is a writer, director, producer, and musician. His new movie, "Director's Cut," is now up on all streaming platforms. Ladies and gentlemen, Don Capria. Owner and founder of OneTenCrew films and 110 Artist Management.
We talk about his awesome new film and the horror genre as well as his book, Colombo Book. He played drums in Blindside and Skarhead, and we delved into a discussion about hardcore. 

Being a huge fan of everything horror, serial killer, and mafia related topics, this was a lot of fun to do. Go check out "Director's Cut" now. The cast is great, and Louis Lombardi kills it. Respect.

Stream Here:
https://www.directorscutmovie.com/

Buy the Colombo book here:
https://a.co/d/a9ZFsxH

Support:
Generation Records 
210 Thompson Street 
West Village, NYC 

Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Don Capria (Writer. Filmmaker. Producer. Director. Skarhead)

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My guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the former drummer of legendary Long Island Hardcore band, Disciplinary Action! Jeff Lanzetta and I take it back to the late 80s and into the 90s, discussing the band, the LIHC scene back then, and reminiscing about hardcore in general. This was a long time coming. Enjoy.

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Generation Records 
210 Thompson Street 
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Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik
Edits: Nick Light

Jeff Lanzetta (Disciplinary Action)

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My guest this time around is the guitarist for Fire Is Murder and Damn Your Eyes. He also played with Eddie Sutton in the last few years of Leeway NYC. Ladies and gentlemen... Artie Alexander. 
He's an incredible musician and an all-around good guy. We discuss the aforementioned bands, we talk a little about Eddie, along with the tribute show that I had put together in his honor. Artie played a huge part in that event. We bullshit about how none of the things that we currently do would be possible without being sober. Artie should've been on the podcast much earlier, better late than never. I'm sure he'll be back again. Enjoy.

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Generation Records 
210 Thompson Street 
West Village, NYC 

Intro: Phil LoCastro  & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Artie Alexander (Fire Is Murder. Damn Your Eyes. Leeway NYC)

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My guest is a man I've known now for close to a decade. I'm surprised he hasn't been on earlier. He's played in Leeway NYC/The Eddie Leeway Show, Hard Response, The Casting Out, Comin' Correct and besides being a solo artist and collaborating with Keith Caputo, he has a new band called Ritualized.
We are all over the place in this rather long episode. From hardcore to road trips to movies and guilty pleasure songs, we run through a lot! Sit back and enjoy. This was a lot of fun to do. Respect.

Support:
Generation Records 
210 Thompson Street 
West Village, NYC 

Intro: Phil LoCastro  & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Mark Thousands (Ritualized. Leeway NYC. Comin' Correct. The Casting Out. Hard Response)

Rob Castoria returns to The Brooklyn Blast Furnace in order to get a couple, two, three things off his chest. 

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210 Thompson Street 
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Intro: Phil LoCastro  & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

The Return of Rob Castoria (Maniac Rise. Metal Storm. Ex: Merauder)

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I have no idea why he hasn't been on the show several years ago, at least a couple of times. This was way overdue. My guest is my boy Anthony Russo, Jr. He is the singer for New York Hardcore band, A Breed Apart. 
We go on and on about hardcore, how social media ruined a lot of shit, the days from when I was booking shows at Lucky 13 Saloon and a ton of other banter. We probably could've babbled on for another couple of hours easily.

One thing is for sure, there's not many of us left. So, sit back and listen to how neither of us has a Brooklyn accent whatsoever. 

Support:
Generation Records
210 Thompson Street 
West Village, NYC 

Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar 
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik 
Edits: Nick Light

Anthony Russo Jr. (A Breed Apart NYHC)

Nate Holly is my guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. A short, twenty-second video that came across my feed caught my attention. It turns out the clip was of their first ever show a couple of months ago. I needed to know the story behind this band and the heavily tattooed man singing with a buck knife on his hip. So, I reached out. Vile Mind is just a few months old, and they've been making noise in the Huntington, West Virginia area, and due to that video clip, a lot of people are aware of them now. Nate couldn't have been a nicer, more gracious guy. A tattoo artist at Prestige Tattoo & Piercing, a father as well as a man with over a dozen years of sobriety under his belt. He helped create the Huntington Music Collective, which is a grassroots, DIY movement that brings hardcore shows to the area. An area that has been decimated by drugs over the years, he has created a positive space for kids and adults alike to come and hang out without drugs or alcohol. I'm glad I reached out to him. I'm sure he'll be back on with another member of Vile Mind once their first EP drops next month. The utmost respect to him and what he is doing in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Follow VILE MIND on IG:
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HUNTINGTON MUSIC COLLECTIVE:
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PRESTIGE TATTOO & PIERCING:
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NATE HOLLEY:
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Nate Holley (Vile Mind. Huntington Music Collective. Prestige Tattoo & Piercing)

Craig Setari (Sick Of It All)

In the series debut George invites his listeners to step into the speakers and join him on a meandering ride aboard his own train of thought. The Poet muses on the interplay between crime and music in his community, painting an audio-portrait that is in equal parts complex and compelling. 

Featured songs: 
Dun D - Ooh Wee
Ambush - 1xtra Freestyle for Kenny Allstar
Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

Written by George the Poet
Produced by Benbrick and George The Poet
Original score by Benbrick

#HYHGP

#HaveYouHeardGeorgesPodcast Episode 1 Listen Closer

Diabolic is a rapper from Suffolk County, Long Island. He's been in the rap game for decades. His debut record "Liar And A Thief" is considered a "classic" hip hop record by most people. "The Foul Play Mixtape" and "Fightin' Words" are nothing to sneeze at either. His newest record "The Disconnect" is complete and will be released within a few months. He's got classic joints with Immortal Technique, Vinnie Paz and Ill Bill as well. I didn't know what to expect when we met up at a shitty little bar in Huntington Station, Long Island. He was nothing but cool and mad easy to talk to. This might be the episode that is the most like a regular conversation with no direction. I hope you enjoy this one. It was definitely cool to do, especially being a fan of his music. Respect.

Diabolic. (Rapper. Suffolk's Most Wanted - Live from Huntington Station)

Following a highly publicised run-in with the police, George looks at the fraught relationship between his community and law enforcers. With poignant contributions from family and friends, the Poet tells the story of the historic and ongoing tensions that contributed to the England riots of 2011. 

Featured songs: 
Mucky - It's On Me
Ghetts - Menace

Written by George the Poet
Produced by Benbrick and George The Poet
Original score by Benbrick

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Have You Heard George's Podcast?

#HaveYouHeardGeorgesPodcast Episode 4 It's On Us

On a mission to find the best use of his platform, George casts his gaze 2000 miles across the Mediterranean Sea to explore the modern Libyan slave trade. Ugly truths about corruption, accountability and the rule of law force him to consider Ugandan politics in comparison to the last years of Gaddafi's Libya. Eventually, he finds hope in an unexpected message from an old friend.

#HaveYouHeardGeorgesPodcast Episode 7 The Journey Pt. II

After a nearly three year hiatus, Tax Season is back with a very special episode with Star Brim where the duo discusses politics, why it's dangerous to be a music critic, how he was the juice god when he was home, supporting women in rap, Meek Mill and Jay Z working on prison reform, how Nipsey's death hurt him and much more. Also Star makes a special announcement so make sure you press play because life is about progression.

Diabolic. (Rapper. Suffolk's Most Wanted - Live from Huntington Station)

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